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| A '''health deity''' is a god or goddess in ] associated with ], ] and wellbeing. They may also be related to ] or ]es. They are a common feature of ] religions. | A '''health deity''' is a god or goddess in ] or ] associated with ], ] and wellbeing. They may also be related to ] or ]es. They are a common feature of ] religions. | ||
| ==List of health deities== | ==List of health deities== | ||
| ===African |
===African=== | ||
| * ], ] god of health and divination | * ], ] god of health and divination | ||
| * ], sky god of the ] of southern Africa who is invoked in illness | * ], sky god of the ] of southern Africa who is invoked in illness | ||
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===Aztec=== | ||
| * ], god of medicine. | * ], god of medicine. | ||
| * ], god of ] and healing. | * ], god of ] and healing. | ||
| ===Celtic |
===Celtic=== | ||
| * ], ] goddess associated with healing and resurrection. | * ], ] goddess associated with healing and resurrection. | ||
| * ], ]ish god of the sun, healing and prophecy associated with Greek god ]-] | * ], ]ish god of the sun, healing and prophecy associated with Greek god ]-] | ||
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| * ], ] and Celto-Germanic goddess associated with healing | * ], ] and Celto-Germanic goddess associated with healing | ||
| ===Chinese |
===Chinese=== | ||
| * Wu Ben (], god of medicine) | * Wu Ben (], god of medicine) | ||
| * ], mythical emperor who spread knowledge of herbs and medicine. | * ], mythical emperor who spread knowledge of herbs and medicine. | ||
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| * ], god with the power of healing | * ], god with the power of healing | ||
| ===Egyptian |
===Egyptian=== | ||
| * ], goddess of healing and medicine of Upper Egypt | * ], goddess of healing and medicine of Upper Egypt | ||
| * ], deification of magic, through which Egyptians believed they could gain protection, healing and support | * ], deification of magic, through which Egyptians believed they could gain protection, healing and support | ||
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| * ], a ] goddess whose blood is a ] for all poisons | * ], a ] goddess whose blood is a ] for all poisons | ||
| ===Etruscan |
===Etruscan=== | ||
| * ], god of plant life, happiness and health and growth in all things | * ], god of plant life, happiness and health and growth in all things | ||
| * ], goddess of war, art, wisdom and health | * ], goddess of war, art, wisdom and health | ||
| ===Greek |
===Greek=== | ||
| * ], goddess of the healing of wounds and the curing of illness | * ], goddess of the healing of wounds and the curing of illness | ||
| * ], goddess of radiant good health | * ], goddess of radiant good health | ||
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| * ], demi-god of convalescence, who "brought to fulfillment" recuperation from illness or injury | * ], demi-god of convalescence, who "brought to fulfillment" recuperation from illness or injury | ||
| ===Hindu |
===Hindu=== | ||
| ], the Hindu god of medicine and Lord of ]]] | ], the Hindu god of medicine and Lord of ]]] | ||
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| * ], goddess of smallpox and disease | * ], goddess of smallpox and disease | ||
| ===Hittite |
===Hittite=== | ||
| * ], goddess of healing, medicine, and magic | * ], goddess of healing, medicine, and magic | ||
| * ], goddess of fertility, war, and healing | * ], goddess of fertility, war, and healing | ||
| ===Inuit |
===Inuit=== | ||
| * ], god of medicine and good health | * ], god of medicine and good health | ||
| * ], goddess of the hunt, fertility and medicine | * ], goddess of the hunt, fertility and medicine | ||
| ===Japanese |
===Japanese=== | ||
| * ], god of fishermen, good luck, and workingmen, and the guardian of the health of small children | * ], god of fishermen, good luck, and workingmen, and the guardian of the health of small children | ||
| ===Maya |
===Maya=== | ||
| * ], jaguar goddess of midwifery and medicine | * ], jaguar goddess of midwifery and medicine | ||
| ===Mesopotamian |
===Mesopotamian=== | ||
| * ], ] goddess of fertility, healing and wisdom | * ], ] goddess of fertility, healing and wisdom | ||
| * ], god of death and disease | * ], god of death and disease | ||
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| * ], god of the South Wind and healing | * ], god of the South Wind and healing | ||
| ===Native American |
===Native American=== | ||
| * ], ] underwater god with the power to see into the future, heal the sick and injured, and bestow powers on those whom he favors | * ], ] underwater god with the power to see into the future, heal the sick and injured, and bestow powers on those whom he favors | ||
| ===Norse |
===Norse=== | ||
| * ], goddess associated with medical skill | * ], goddess associated with medical skill | ||
| ===Persian |
===Persian=== | ||
| * ], god of health | * ], god of health | ||
| ===Phoenician |
===Phoenician=== | ||
| * ], god of healing | * ], god of healing | ||
| ===Roman |
===Roman=== | ||
| * ], snake goddess associated with magic and healing | * ], snake goddess associated with magic and healing | ||
| * ], Greco-Roman god of light, music, healing, and the sun | * ], Greco-Roman god of light, music, healing, and the sun | ||
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| * ], god who protected cattle from disease | * ], god who protected cattle from disease | ||
| ===Sami |
===Sami=== | ||
| * ], goddess of the sun, spring, fertility and sanity, who restored the mental health of those driven mad by the darkness of the winter | * ], goddess of the sun, spring, fertility and sanity, who restored the mental health of those driven mad by the darkness of the winter | ||
| ===Slavic |
===Slavic=== | ||
| * ], goddess of health and healing | * ], goddess of health and healing | ||
| ===Thracian |
===Thracian=== | ||
| * ], god of abundance and the underworld, health and human spirit's vitality | * ], god of abundance and the underworld, health and human spirit's vitality | ||
| ===Yoruba and Afro-American |
===Yoruba and Afro-American=== | ||
| * ], spirit of the forest, the animals within it and herbal healers | * ], spirit of the forest, the animals within it and herbal healers | ||
| * ], spirit of illness and disease | * ], spirit of illness and disease | ||
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A health deity is a god or goddess in mythology or religion associated with health, healing and wellbeing. They may also be related to childbirth or Mother Goddesses. They are a common feature of polytheistic religions.
List of health deities
African
- Agwu, Igbo god of health and divination
- !Xu, sky god of the Bushmen of southern Africa who is invoked in illness
Aztec
Celtic
- Airmed, Irish goddess associated with healing and resurrection.
- Alaunus, Gaulish god of the sun, healing and prophecy associated with Greek god Helios-Apollo
- Atepomarus, Gaulish healing god associated with the Greek god Apollo
- Borvo, Celto-Lusitanian healing god associated with bubbling spring water
- Brigid, Irish goddess associated with healing
- Dian Cecht, Irish god of healing
- Glanis, Gaulish god associated with a healing spring at the town of Glanum
- Grannus, Gaulish god associated with spas, healing thermal and mineral springs, and the sun and associated with Apollo
- Hooded Spirits, hooded deities associated with health and fertility
- Ianuaria, goddess associated with healing
- Iovantucarus, Gaulish healer-god and protector of youth associated with Lenus Mars
- Lenus, Gaulish healing god associated with the Greek god Ares
- Maponos, god of youth, associated with the Greek god Apollo
- Mullo, Gaulish deity associated with the Greek god Ares and said to heal afflictions of the eye
- Nodens, Gallo-Roman and Roman British god associated with healing, the sea, hunting and dogs
- Sirona, Gallo-Roman and Celto-Germanic goddess associated with healing
Chinese
- Wu Ben (Baosheng Dadi, god of medicine)
- Shennong, mythical emperor who spread knowledge of herbs and medicine.
- Hua Tuo, God of Surgery
- Pian Que, Medicine God-King
- Sun Simiao, Medicine King & God of Internal Medicine
- Wei Chizhuang, Medicine King
- Wei Shanjun, Medicine King
- Wei Gudao, Medicine King
- Pi Tong, Medicine King
- Wang Wei'3, God of Acupuncture
- Li Shizhen, God of Herbal Medicine
- Zhang Guolao, one of the Eight Immortals, whose wine was considered to have healing properties
- He Xiangu, one of the Eight Immortals, whose lotus flower improves one's health, mental and physical
- Li Tieguai, one of the Eight Immortals, who alleviates the suffering of the poor, sick and needy with special medicine from his gourd
- Wong Tai Sin, god with the power of healing
Egyptian
- Sekhmet, goddess of healing and medicine of Upper Egypt
- Heka, deification of magic, through which Egyptians believed they could gain protection, healing and support
- Serket, goddess of healing stings and bites
- Ta-Bitjet, a scorpion goddess whose blood is a panacea for all poisons
Etruscan
- Fufluns, god of plant life, happiness and health and growth in all things
- Menrva, goddess of war, art, wisdom and health
Greek
- Aceso, goddess of the healing of wounds and the curing of illness
- Aegle, goddess of radiant good health
- Artemis, goddess of the hunt, wild animals, the wilderness, fertility, plague and good health
- Apollo, god of music, poetry, prophecy, archery, healing, medicine and plague
- Asclepius, god of medicine and healing
- Chiron, a centaur known for his knowledge and skill in healing
- Eileithyia, goddess of childbirth
- Heracles, God of Health, Athletics and Heroic Endeavour
- Hygieia, goddess of health, cleanliness and sanitation
- Iaso, goddess of cures, remedies and modes of healing
- Paean, physician of the gods
- Panacea, goddess of healing
- Telesphorus, demi-god of convalescence, who "brought to fulfillment" recuperation from illness or injury
Hindu
- Ashvins, twin doctors of the gods and gods of Ayurvedic medicine
- Dhanvantari, physician of the gods and god of Ayurvedic medicine
- Dhatri, solar god of health and domestic tranquility
- Mariamman, goddess of disease and rain
- Shitala Devi, goddess of smallpox and disease
Hittite
Inuit
- Eeyeekalduk, god of medicine and good health
- Pinga, goddess of the hunt, fertility and medicine
Japanese
- Ebisu, god of fishermen, good luck, and workingmen, and the guardian of the health of small children
Maya
- Ixchel, jaguar goddess of midwifery and medicine
Mesopotamian
- Anahita, Indo-Iranian goddess of fertility, healing and wisdom
- Namtar, god of death and disease
- Ninazu, god of the underworld and healing
- Ningishzida, god of the underworld and patron of medicine
- Nintinugga, goddess of healing
- Ninurta, god of the South Wind and healing
Native American
- Kumugwe, Nuxalk underwater god with the power to see into the future, heal the sick and injured, and bestow powers on those whom he favors
Norse
- Eir, goddess associated with medical skill
Persian
- Haoma, god of health
Phoenician
- Eshmun, god of healing
Roman
- Angitia, snake goddess associated with magic and healing
- Apollo, Greco-Roman god of light, music, healing, and the sun
- Bona Dea, goddess of fertility, healing, virginity, and women
- Cardea, goddess of health, thresholds and door hinges and handles
- Carna, goddess who presided over the heart and other organs
- Endovelicus, god of public health and safety
- Febris, goddess who embodied and protected people from fever and malaria
- Vejovis, god of healing
- Verminus, god who protected cattle from disease
Sami
- Beiwe, goddess of the sun, spring, fertility and sanity, who restored the mental health of those driven mad by the darkness of the winter
Slavic
- Żywie, goddess of health and healing
Thracian
- Derzelas, god of abundance and the underworld, health and human spirit's vitality
Yoruba and Afro-American
- Aja, spirit of the forest, the animals within it and herbal healers
- Babalu Aye, spirit of illness and disease
- Erinle, spirit of abundance, the healer, and patron of gay people
- Loco, patron of healers and plants
- Mami Wata, a pantheon of water deaths associated with healing and fertility
- Sopona, god of smallpox
